New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD RULES 2014 - REG 45

45 What is changing direction

(1) A driver
"changes direction" if the driver changes direction to the left or the driver changes direction to the right.

(2) A driver
"changes direction to the left" by doing any of the following--

(a) turning left,

(b) changing marked lanes to the left,

(c) diverging to the left,

(d) entering a marked lane, or a line of traffic, to the left,

(e) moving to the left to, or from, a stationary position,

(f) turning left into a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from a median strip parking area,

(g) at a T-intersection where the continuing road curves to the right--leaving the continuing road to proceed straight ahead onto the terminating road.

Note 1 :
"Marked lane" and
"median strip parking area" are defined in the Dictionary.

Note 2 : For the meaning of
"left" , see rule 351(1).

(3) A driver
"changes direction to the right" by doing any of the following--

(a) turning right,

(b) changing marked lanes to the right,

(c) diverging to the right,

(d) entering a marked lane, or a line of traffic, to the right,

(e) moving to the right to, or from, a stationary position,

(f) turning right into a marked lane, or a line of traffic, from a median strip parking area,

(g) making a U-turn,

(h) at a T-intersection where the continuing road curves to the left--leaving the continuing road to proceed straight ahead onto the terminating road.

Note 1 :
"U-turn" is defined in the Dictionary.

Note 2 : For the meaning of
"right" , see rule 351(2).

Examples for subrules (2)(g) and (3)(h) :